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Why Do Scots Wear Tartan?

How this checked material became the symbol of a nation.

Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson dig through the folds of time to understand how Tartan became so woven into Scottish history.

Just how did the material become so intrinsically linked to the nation鈥檚 image?

It鈥檚 a winding and dramatic story. There鈥檚 an exiled prince, a romantic writer, a pair of charismatic brothers and a young queen. It鈥檚 a tale of ancient tradition, war and fakery.

Key Sources:

Tartan: The Highland Habit - Professor Hugh Cheape.
National Museums Scotland.
West Highland Museum.

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Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.

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